10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW). Lucky ducks. “Odd, me?”

Singapore 235

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

It would be uber cool to lay eyes on a rare lifer, on species that only seem to live on the pages of a field guide but isn’t that somewhat discriminatory? And why spend time only looking for one or two species when those hours could be used to put binos focused on a few dozen? Aren’t all birds worth watching?

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 203

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

” Most shrugged and said very few US falconers fly owls because they’re slow and some species you can only hunt at night, that wouldn’t be much fun to watch. I enjoy falconry, it’s not merely a sport or hobby, it is a lifestyle. I haven’t always had such a high opinion of falconers.

Wisconsin 251

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 251

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The birds interacted in the air several times and watching their behavior with each other and while they were hunting was educational and enjoyable. Perfectly adapted for their lifestyle, the Snail Kite is an amazing hawk. Snail Kites flying over the marshes at East Lake Toho.

Lifestyle 221

Lifestyle Meat Wildlife Florida 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

Logging roads have opened up vast areas to commercial hunting, leading to industrial-scale poaching and a more than 60 per cent drop in the region’s Forest Elephant population in less than a decade. Ba’Aka people are among the most well-known representatives of an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

Central African Republic 302

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 302